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The first in a series of irresistibly charming, beautifully illustrated children's classics - the adventures of Detective Nosegoode and his talking dog, Cody. At first glance, Mr Ambrosius Nosegoode seems to be a perfectly ordinary older gentleman. After retiring, he has moved from the big city to a small town, where he spends his days growing radishes, playing the flute and taking walks with his dog, Cody. But appearances can be deceiving: this unimposing man was once a famous detective, and his dog isn't an ordinary mutt either - he can talk! When a mysterious man with a fake black beard comes to town and a music box goes missing from the workshop of clockmaker Mr Ignatius Blossom, the two friends begin to investigate.

Clementine Fargar, a 17-year-old Seattle high school student, is forced to leave school for a time following the death of her parents and trouble with her eyes. She goes to to live with her older brother, Dave, on Whidby Island, part of the beautiful, mysterious Puget Sound with its Indian-haunted islands. Even though he's only two years older than her, Dave Farger is the superintendent of a black powder repository. Little did Clem suspect her and her brother's lives would soon be turned upside down when an unknown enemy begins to make trouble. Who is the elusive Man in the Fishmask, and what is he up to?

Pushing Petals Can Be Murder... 3 books. over 600 pages of Laughs, Mystery and Romance! The Final Arrangement Two fighting florists. One dead body. Can she catch the real killer before she’s planted in jail? Quincy McKay is ready for a fresh start. Finally free of her good-for-nothing ex, she can’t wait to grow her aunt’s struggling small-town floral boutique. But her hopes wither and die when her biggest competitor is found dead and she’s accused of murder. Teaming up with her blunt-speaking elderly friend, and a dreamy cop, Quincy desperately digs for clues to prove she didn’t do it. But her mother’s gossip network and the return of her crazy ex threaten to blight her investigation. Can Quincy unearth the culprit, or will she be buried along with her business? The Final Arrangement is the first book in the charming Flower Shop cozy mystery series. If you like quirky characters, bizarre cases, and a light sprinkling of romance, then you’ll love Annie Adams’ freshly picked tale. Deadly Arrangements Wedding bells are ringing and the groom has gone missing in small town Hillside. Florist Quincy McKay was all set for wedding season, until the groom from one wedding disappeared and the groom from another became the prime suspect. Hard for a florist to make a living on weddings without the grooms, and even harder for her to stay out of the investigation, when the suspected culprit is the fiancé of her truth-telling older friend and sidekick, K.C. All Quincy wants is success in business, a happy family and the perfect romance with Alex Cooper, the hottest cop in the state. Not necessarily in that order, of course. The trouble is, between Alex’s job and everyone else’s weddings, it’s getting harder and harder for Quincy and Alex to find any time to themselves. Every time the flames of passion ignite between them, someone or something shows up to fizzle the fire, including her meddling mother, her formerly absent father and even Elma, the handsiest waitress in the West. Just when Quincy thinks nothing else could go wrong, a ghost from Alex’s past comes back to haunt them both, which could keep them apart forever if someone doesn’t kill Quincy first. She stumbles into the clues to solve the case of the missing groom and finds a corpse as well, with the real culprit right on her sensible but stylishly clad heels, proving that planning a wedding can literally be murder. Deadly Arrangements is the second book in the charming Flower Shop cozy mystery series. If you like quirky characters, bizarre cases, and a little romance, too, then you’ll love Annie Adams’ funny, feisty mystery. A Christmas Arrangement It's Christmastime in Hillside, but holiday spirit is in short supply for busy flower shop owner Quincy McKay. She's in charge of the town festival and her shop's open house, but her Santa's a no-show and her flower cooler is on the fritz. To make matters worse, she's learned her ex-husband isn't as ex as she'd thought. Just when she thought things couldn't get any worse, her boyfriend, hot cop Alex Cooper announces his parents are coming to town. Alex is the perfect man in Quincy's book, unfortunately his mother thinks he's perfect too. And no woman is perfect enough for her perfect son, especially not the weird flower shop girl who works too much, can't cook and who she catches kissing another man in the department store. And what's this she heard about Quincy being married? Eleanor Cooper must help her son dodge a bullet (and not the kind from his job) during the romantic holiday season to prevent him from being ensnared in a regrettable relationship. Quincy's dignity (of which lately she's in short supply), her reputation, and every business in town are riding upon the success of the city's Christmas celebration. If she can figure out a way to make it work despite failing equipment, helpers as flaky as the falling snow, and a troubling and inappropriate Secret Santa, she might win the respect of everyone in the town, but more importantly, Alex's parents. If Alex can survive his loving but meddling mother until Christmas, and keep Quincy safe from her crazy ex-husband, with a little help from the MLM (Mormon Ladies Mafia), and K.C. the she-Santa, he'll arrange for the perfect holiday for himself and the woman who has captured his heart Buy The Arrangements to weed out a small-town murderer today!

U.S. Customs agents worked heroically to stamp out drug smugglers during the 1970s and Andrew Tully, columnist and journalist, was on hand to write it all down. Taken from the closed files of the U.S. Customs Bureau, these good guys and bad guys stories are full of car chases, gun battles, and persistent and savvy agents who lassoed the criminals in the end. Tully's stories were collected when Nixon's drug war model was written into the stone of U.S. politics and practice -- a model that focuses on enforcement of prohibition laws at home and interdiction of supply abroad. As we know, despite the war, after years of battling against narcotics, the levels of addiction, trafficking and violence continue to rise. But at the time, Tully himself fully supported this policy and believed that if the good guys were tough enough and the bad guys lured out of the shadows and punished enough, that the world would be saved from, in his words, "the Merchants of Death." The Secret War Against Dope, though not so secret today, is a historically important account written by an award winning journalist of his day.